William H. Masters III, the 60-year-old son of the late Dr. William H. Masters, who was one half of the famed sex research team of Masters and Johnson, was arrested in a rural Michigan sting operation for allegedly exposing himself to two female undercover investigators.Sex researcher’s son charged with exposing self (WSJ)

Tickets have now gone on sale for Arse Elektronika, the subversive noncommercial sex and technology conference. The lineup looks amazing, and it will be in a couple of The Armory’s locations. This will be one you won’t want to miss.Arse Elektronika (monochrom.at)

The Kinsey Institute along with Indiana University released a free app that allows users to anonymously report on sexual behavior. On Thursday the institute announced that it was pulling the plug — at least temporarily — on the project after the university’s lawyer raised concerns.Sexual research app scrutinized by lawyers (LA Times)

The JetBlue Twitter account has recently been dropping hints to bronies that they are down with the hoofcrew, and the bronies are loving it. Add to this the brony style of art known as “clop” — a term that describes the sound a horse would make when fapping. This should be fun…JetBlue Is Courting Bronies, Knows About Illicit Ponysex (Buzzfeed)

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Great news! Please add the growing disenchantment with google+ obsession with erotica writers using their “real name” as opposed to their pen names. When they suspend your account they don’t even bother to tell you why it is under review…but a growing number of writers are being blasted on the name issue. They have stringent rules about content which borders on the absurd..ahhh guess I have to cave in and learn Wordpress–who have also informed me that they can pull a site they consider inappropriate at any time.

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